The Portland daily press., 1887-06-09
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

A Vermont boy learned to make cider
brandy in his mothers teapot from the in
formation concerning the physiological eff
fects of alcohol" contained in one of his OBJ
ligatory text books.
Edmund Yates writes the New York Trib-
une that it is possible Rev. DR.. Phillips
Brooks may be commanded to preach in the
private chapel at Windsor Castle or at Whip
bingham Church after the queen goes to Os-
borne, as Her Majesty has been most anx-
ious to hear him ever since she heard eu-
logistic account Of his preaching from the
late Dean Stanley.
Thomas Mast, according to Florida pa
per is collecting for issue in book form
many Of the cartoons he has contributed to
Harper's Weekly. The first volume will be
Christmas holiday book, to be issued this
fall. 1t will consist of the various Santa
Claus and other holiday pieces that have ap-
next arrange the famous Tweed pictures for
another volume, to appear in 1888.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has written the
opening article for the Beecher Memorial" /"
now being prepared for Mrs. Beecher and
her family by Edward w. Box, the Brooklyn
autograph collector Gladstone, Grover
Cleveland, the Duke Of Argyll, Mme Janau-
schek and some seventy-five other distin-
guished Americans and foreigners have also
contributed articles. Only one hundred cop
les OF the memorial are intended.Sfor the
public.
Tho Bright family in England is much
broken up over the coercion business. John
is against Gladstone, while Jacob, who is
also Member Of Parliament, is for Glad
stone. Mrs. Lucas. one of the sisters, and a
well known temperance advocate, is a
staunch friend OF home rule, while her
daughter, Mrs. ThOmassOn, wife of the ex-
Member of Parliament, is opposed to the
.'dismemberment of the empire" Walter
McLaren, nephew of John and Jacob. ia
vors the Dublin Parliament, while his broth
er, Charles McLaren, who was defeated at
the last general election, takes the opposite
stand. Even John Bright's own son and
daughter have separated from their father
in this crisis.
The Army of the Cumberland is taking
steps to erect monument to the memory Of
General William Fl. Lytle. OF all the heroes
who died on the fields where the Army Of
the Cumberland fought, none are more de-
serving Of this remembrance than General
Lyle: At the age of twenty years he was
captain in the Mexican war. He was early
IN the field in 1861. and had distinguished
tiihioOiA uo ehS OApVnoC VI sCfCI6 WOuHuS De-
fore the three months service ended. At
Perryville he was one of the most conspicu-
GUS brigade officers on the field, and was
again badly wounded. At Chickamauga,
where he was killed, he was moving his
brigade under orders to reinforce Thomas,
and had just reached the point on the line
where Longstreets columns were break
ing through. Without waiting for orders,
he faced his troops toward the enemy, and
though unsupported on either flank and sub
jected to murderous fire from front and
flank, he pushed his men further and further
into the thick ranks Of the rebels. His au-
dacity momentarily checked the enemy.
when Lytle ordered another charge, which
was very effective. Again leading the line
he started 1t forward into the very thickest
OF the enemy's ranks, where he fell fatally
wounded. No braver life went out for the
flag that day. AS the news of his death
went round the lines at night, thousands re-
peated his own beautiful lines
am dying, Egypt, dying,
Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast
In every camp it served as his requiem.